In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

The mind is like a well-forged sword - it adapts to all situations.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.

The heart of one who practices is like the earth. No matter what they throw on it, the earth remains unchanged.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

When thoughts arise, recognize them as the display of your own awareness, like recognizing your own children in a crowd.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

When we recognize that our thoughts are just thoughts, we can choose whether or not to follow them.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

When mindfulness becomes continuous, the distinction between the observer and the observed begins to break down.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.